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noun
a bundle of something, usually of small or medium size, that is packed and wrapped or boxed; parcel.
a container, as a box or case, in which something is or may be packed.
something conceived of as a compact unit having particular characteristics: That child is a package of mischief.
the packing of goods, freight, etc.
a finished product contained in a unit that is suitable for immediate installation and operation, as a power or heating unit.
a group, combination, or series of related parts or elements to be accepted or rejected as a single unit.
a complete program produced for the theater, television, etc., or a series of these, sold as a unit.
verb (used with object), pack·aged, pack·ag·ing.
to make or put into a package.
to design and manufacture a package for (a product or series of related products): They package their soaps in eye-catching wrappers.
to group or combine (a series of related parts) into a single unit.
to combine the various elements of (a tour, entertainment, etc.) for sale as a unit.
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Origin of package
First recorded in 1605–15, package is from the Dutch word pakkage “baggage.” See pack1, -age
synonym study for package
1. Package, pack, packet, parcel refer to a bundle or to something fastened together. A package is a bundle of things packed and wrapped: a package from the drugstore. A pack is a large bundle or bale of things put or fastened together, usually wrapped up or in a bag, case, etc., to be carried by a person or a beast of burden: a peddler’s pack. A packet, originally a package of letters or dispatches, is a small package or bundle: a packet of gems. A parcel is an object or objects wrapped up to form a single, small bundle: a parcel containing two dresses.
OTHER WORDS FROM package
pack·age·a·ble, adjectivemis·pack·age, verb (used with object), mis·pack·aged, mis·pack·ag·ing.mis·pack·aged, adjectivesub·pack·age, noun
un·pack·aged, adjective
Words nearby package
pacing, Pacinian corpuscle, Pacino, pack, packable, package, package deal, packager, package store, package tour, packaging
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Words related to package
bundle, bag, bottle, box, container, kit, packet, parcel, amalgamation, assortment, baggage, bale, batch, bunch, burden, can, carton, combination, crate, load
How to use package in a sentence
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The design of the payments has emerged as one of the most hotly debated provisions in the rescue package.
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That’s a good opportunity to check your background for empty snack packages or other possibly embarrassing items you may have left sitting in your camera’s view.
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Efforts to pass an extension before it expired stalled amid disagreements over other elements of the relief package.
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The latest package contains $350 billion for states and cities, $160 billion for health care costs and $130 billion for schools.
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Although Washington made a competitive offer, according to a person with knowledge of the situation, the Los Angeles Rams won out with a package that included a third-round pick this year, two future first-round picks and quarterback Jared Goff.
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For centuries scientists included God as a part of their explanatory package.
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In her newest EP Love Your Boyfriend, she takes the messaging of love songs and places it in an abrasive, sonic package.
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Place the package, folded side up, on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper.
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In September, Congress authorized the train-and-equip mission in Syria as part of a larger spending package.
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Now the city fills with travelers on package tours who stay at ultra-modern hotels and spend their money at glittering malls.
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This struck Davy as being a very happy idea, and he accordingly printed «Confexionry» on the package in his very best manner.
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Suppose your package is stolen by the cashier or paying teller, is the bank responsible?
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A court might hold that the man who gave it to him was a fool for entrusting such a package voluntarily with him.
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The package was untied, and all the papers gone through and much history was therein contained.
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And the Marquise, who now held the package she had received from the courier, bade the page depart also.
British Dictionary definitions for package
noun
any wrapped or boxed object or group of objects
- a proposition, offer, or thing for sale in which separate items are offered together as a single or inclusive unit
- (as modifier)a package holiday; a package deal
a complete unit consisting of a number of component parts sold separately
the act or process of packing or packaging
computing a set of programs designed for a specific type of problem in statistics, production control, etc, making it unnecessary for a separate program to be written for each problem
verb (tr)
to wrap in or put into a package
to design and produce a package for (retail goods)
to group (separate items) together as a single unit
to compile (complete books) for a publisher to market
Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Noun
All ingredients are listed right on the package.
She ate the whole package of crackers for lunch.
The hotel, airfare, and museum fees were all part of our vacation package.
The financial aid packages we’ll be awarding this year are smaller than we had hoped they would be.
Recent Examples on the Web
In announcing the sweeping package within a week of its swearing-in, the government unwittingly managed to unify a fragmented and battered opposition.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2023
While a typical patio furniture set at another big box retailer can cost you well over a grand, this rattan seats and glass coffee table package from Shintenchi costs about a fraction of that.
—Christian Gollayan, Men’s Health, 28 Mar. 2023
Roy’s bill was added to the immigration package.
—Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2023
Common uses for a multi-tool include cutting wire, tightening or loosening screws, opening packages, and opening cans or bottles.
—Molly Blanco, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2023
Pack your best Baroque bathers and your most imperious energy, because this summer, the hotel’s offering an exclusive package to the Grand Masked Ball on June 17.
—Jackie Cooperman, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2023
Thirty-nine contractors submitted bids for the nine bid packages and 19 alternate bids.
—Katia Parks, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2023
The new company is called EverPass Media, and has a multi-year license to sell the NFL’s Sunday out-of-market TV package NFL Sunday Ticket to commercial venues.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2023
The Orange & Blue + Sports Extra package offers up to four simultaneous streams, but there is a catch.
—Amanda Prahl, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2023
The pretty pink chocolate egg is especially appealing and it’s packaged in a lovely floral box.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
But mostly, the group packages its dark thoughts in ways that pay tribute to its past while acknowledging ghosts that haunt the present, and the spirits yet to come.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2023
Thirteen years later, McMillan has packaged her experience into an 8-episode comedy series on Hulu called UnPrisoned, starring Kerry Washington and Delroy Lindo.
—Abigail Glasgow, Harper’s BAZAAR, 21 Mar. 2023
Grove’s spray bottles are meant to be reused, and its concentrates are packaged in glass or aluminum — materials that, unlike plastic, can be recycled over and over.
—Susan Shain, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2023
But even more impressive is how Maserati packaged the new car, creating truly functional 2+2 seating for four full-sized adults.
—Karl Brauer, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2023
Additional autonomous systems may thus be added to filter and package the data, introducing even more potential points of failure.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Mar. 2023
How is packaging affecting the price of these products?
—Alexis Davies, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2023
Every company packages its meals to keep them at the proper temperature.
—Apple Mandy, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2023
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pack·age
(păk′ĭj)
n.
1. A wrapped or boxed object; a parcel: A package arrived in the mail.
2. A container or wrapping in which something is stored, transported, or sold: had trouble opening the package.
3. A commodity, such as food, contained in a package and sold as a unit: a package of peanuts.
4. A combination of items considered, offered, or sold as a unit: a vacation travel package.
5. Vulgar Slang A man’s genitals.
tr.v. pack·aged, pack·ag·ing, pack·ag·es
1. To place into a package or make a package of.
2. To present or publicize in a certain way: packaged his life story as a romance with a happy ending.
3. To consider, offer, or sell as a unit: packaged the furniture and the TV at a sale price.
pack′ag·er n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
package
(ˈpækɪdʒ)
n
1. any wrapped or boxed object or group of objects
2.
a. a proposition, offer, or thing for sale in which separate items are offered together as a single or inclusive unit
b. (as modifier): a package holiday; a package deal.
3. a complete unit consisting of a number of component parts sold separately
4. the act or process of packing or packaging
5. (Computer Science) computing a set of programs designed for a specific type of problem in statistics, production control, etc, making it unnecessary for a separate program to be written for each problem
6. US and Canadian another word for pack18
vb (tr)
7. to wrap in or put into a package
8. (Commerce) to design and produce a package for (retail goods)
9. to group (separate items) together as a single unit
10. (Journalism & Publishing) to compile (complete books) for a publisher to market
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
pack•age
(ˈpæk ɪdʒ)
n., v. -aged, -ag•ing. n.
1. a bundle of something that is packed and wrapped or boxed; parcel.
2. a container, as a box or case, in which something is packed.
3. a person or thing conceived of as a compact unit having particular characteristics: a package of mischief.
4. a finished product contained in a unit suitable for immediate installation and operation, as a heating unit.
5. a group or combination of related parts or elements offered as a single unit: a contract package; a tax package.
6. a complete program or series of programs produced for the theater, television, etc., and sold as a unit.
v.t.
7. to make or put into a package.
8. to design and manufacture a package for (a product).
9. to combine or offer as a single unit.
[1605–15; < Dutch pakkage baggage. See pack1, -age]
pack′age•a•ble, adj.
pack′ag•er, n.
Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Package
a bundle of things packed together, 1722. See also cargo.
Example: package of dispatches, 1897.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
parcel
– package – packet
1. ‘parcel’ and ‘package’
A parcel or package is an object or group of objects wrapped in paper, that can be carried somewhere or sent by post. The two words have almost exactly the same meaning in British English, but a parcel usually has a more regular shape than a package.
Charities sent parcels of food and clothes to the refugees.
I am taking this package to the post office.
In American English, package is usually used rather than ‘parcel’.
2. ‘packet’
In British English, a packet is a small container in which a quantity of something is sold. Packets are either small boxes made of thin cardboard, or bags or envelopes made of paper or plastic.
There was an empty cereal packet on the table.
Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the packet.
In American English, a container like this is usually called a package or pack.
A packet of or a package of something can refer either to the container and its contents, or to the contents only.
The shelf was stacked with packages of rice and dried peas.
He ate a whole a packet of biscuits.
Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012
package
Past participle: packaged
Gerund: packaging
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package |
package |
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I package |
you package |
he/she/it packages |
we package |
you package |
they package |
Preterite |
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I packaged |
you packaged |
he/she/it packaged |
we packaged |
you packaged |
they packaged |
Present Continuous |
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I am packaging |
you are packaging |
he/she/it is packaging |
we are packaging |
you are packaging |
they are packaging |
Present Perfect |
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I have packaged |
you have packaged |
he/she/it has packaged |
we have packaged |
you have packaged |
they have packaged |
Past Continuous |
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I was packaging |
you were packaging |
he/she/it was packaging |
we were packaging |
you were packaging |
they were packaging |
Past Perfect |
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I had packaged |
you had packaged |
he/she/it had packaged |
we had packaged |
you had packaged |
they had packaged |
Future |
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I will package |
you will package |
he/she/it will package |
we will package |
you will package |
they will package |
Future Perfect |
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I will have packaged |
you will have packaged |
he/she/it will have packaged |
we will have packaged |
you will have packaged |
they will have packaged |
Future Continuous |
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I will be packaging |
you will be packaging |
he/she/it will be packaging |
we will be packaging |
you will be packaging |
they will be packaging |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been packaging |
you have been packaging |
he/she/it has been packaging |
we have been packaging |
you have been packaging |
they have been packaging |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been packaging |
you will have been packaging |
he/she/it will have been packaging |
we will have been packaging |
you will have been packaging |
they will have been packaging |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been packaging |
you had been packaging |
he/she/it had been packaging |
we had been packaging |
you had been packaging |
they had been packaging |
Conditional |
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I would package |
you would package |
he/she/it would package |
we would package |
you would package |
they would package |
Past Conditional |
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I would have packaged |
you would have packaged |
he/she/it would have packaged |
we would have packaged |
you would have packaged |
they would have packaged |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun | 1. | package — a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
bundle, packet, parcel aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage — several things grouped together or considered as a whole wisp — a small bundle of straw or hay |
2. | package — a wrapped container
parcel sheaf, bundle — a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing container — any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) pack — a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film) packet — a small package or bundle |
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3. | package — (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory; «the market for software is expected to expand»
computer software, software, software package, software program, software system computer science, computing — the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures computer code, code — (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions alpha software — a first release of a software product that is usually tested only by the developers authoring language — software that can be used to develop interactive computer programs without the technically demanding task of computer programming beta software — software that has not yet been released but has received an alpha test and still has more bugs than a regular release; «beta software is usually available only to particular users who will test it» compatible software — software that can run on different computers without modification compatible software — application software programs that share common conventions so they can be utilized together computer-aided design, CAD — software used in art and architecture and engineering and manufacturing to assist in precision drawing freeware — software that is provided without charge groupware — software that can be used by a group of people who are working on the same information but may be distributed in space operating system, OS — (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services computer program, computer programme, programme, program — (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; «the program required several hundred lines of code» subprogram, subroutine, procedure, routine, function — a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program shareware — software that is available free of charge; may be distributed for evaluation with a fee requested for additional features or a manual etc. shrink-wrapped software — software on CD-ROMs that are boxed and shrink-wrapped and sold in stores (implying a widely supported standard platform) spyware — computer software that obtains information from a user’s computer without the user’s knowledge or consent supervisory software — specialized programs that reside permanently in the computer’s main memory and control the processing of user’s programs software documentation, documentation — program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs database management system, DBMS — a software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database upgrade — software that provides better performance than an earlier version did |
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Verb | 1. | package — put into a box; «box the gift, please»
box encase, incase, case — enclose in, or as if in, a case; «my feet were encased in mud» |
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package
verb
1. pack, box, wrap up, parcel (up), batch The coffee beans are ground and packaged for sale.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
package
verb
To cover and tie (something), as with paper and string:
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Translations
balíkzabalitbalíček
pakke
pakettipakkaaminenpakkauspakata
paketpošiljka
csomag
pakkapakki
小包
소포포장
paketaspasiūlymų paketassiuntinyssuorganizuotos atostogos/kelionė
iepakotsūtījums
paketzavitek
paketpaketeringpaketresapacka
พัสดุหีบห่อ
góigói đồ
package
[ˈpækɪdʒ]
A. N
1. (= parcel, container) → paquete m
Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
package
[ˈpækɪdʒ]
n
(mainly US) (= packet) [goods] → paquet m
(= group of items sold together) → pack m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
package
n
(= parcel, esp US: = packet) → Paket nt; (of cardboard) → Schachtel f
(hum inf: = genitals) → Gehänge nt (inf); he’s hot a nice package → er hat ein großes Gehänge (inf) → or eine Mördergurke (sl)
package
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package
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package store
n (US) → Spirituosenhandlung f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
package
(ˈpӕkidʒ) noun
things wrapped up and tied (for posting etc); a parcel. a package of books.
verb
to wrap up into a package. He packaged (up) the clothes.
ˈpackage deal noun
a set of proposals that must all be accepted together by all the parties to an agreement.
package holiday, package tour
a holiday or tour for which one pays the organizer a fixed price which includes everything (travel, hotel, food etc). It is cheaper to go on a package holiday.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
package
→ حُزمَةٌ, طَرْدٌ balíček, balík pakke Paket δέμα, πακέτο paquete paketti colis paket, pošiljka pacchetto, pacco 小包 소포, 포장 pakje, pakket pakke paczka pacote пакет, посылка paket พัสดุ, หีบห่อ paket gói, gói đồ 包裹, 小包
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
- I’d like to send this package (US)
I’d like to send this parcel (UK) - How much will it cost to send this package? (US)
How much is it to send this parcel? (UK)
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
пакет, упаковка, посылка, сверток, пачка, тюк, упаковывать, фасовать, оформлять
существительное ↓
- тюк; кипа; место (багажа)
- пакет, свёрток
- упаковочная тара, контейнер, ящик, коробка
milk package — пакет молока
original package — фабричная упаковка
- упаковывание, упаковка
- расходы по упаковке
- пошлина с товарных тюков
- амер. готовая программа (для театра, радио- или телепередачи), приобретённая какой-л. компанией
- дип. соглашение по нескольким вопросам, заключённое на основе взаимных уступок, комплексная сделка (тж. package deal)
package plan — комплекс мероприятий
- соглашение
wage package — соглашение с профсоюзом по вопросам заработной платы
- предложение (тж. package offer)
anti-inflation package — предлагаемые меры по борьбе с инфляцией
- воен. прибор автономного действия (автопилот, бомбоприцел и т. п.)
- комплект, комплекс
a package of three experiments — три опыта, проведённые в комплексе
- вчт. жарг. пакет прикладных программ
глагол
- обыкн. амер. укладывать (в ящики, контейнеры и т. п.); упаковывать, заворачивать (покупки и т. п.)
- делать тюки
Мои примеры
Словосочетания
a $65 billion investment package in education, health care and infrastructure — пакет инвестиций в образование, здравоохранение и инфраструктуру объёмом в шестьдесят пять миллиардов долларов
to send a package collect — отправить посылку наложенным платежом.
package deal — комплексная сделка
to market / package an idea — продавать идею
attractive package — привлекательная упаковка
cardboard package — картонная упаковка
a package of chewing gum — упаковка жевательной резинки
economic aid package — комплексная программа экономической помощи
word processing package — текстовой программный пакет
package licensing — пакетное [комплексное] лицензирование, заключение договора на использование нескольких патентов
to upgrade a software package — модернизировать программное обеспечение
Примеры с переводом
She mailed the package to me.
Она послала мне посылку.
Deliver the package to my home.
Доставьте пакет мне домой.
The package deal includes some nice extras.
Пакет услуг включает в себя несколько приятных дополнений.
She attached a note to the package.
Она прикрепила к пакету записку.
He ripped open the package.
Он разорвал упаковку.
Along with the package came a bill.
Вместе с пакетом пришёл счёт.
The opened package lay on the table.
Открытая посылка лежала на столе.
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Примеры, ожидающие перевода
He untied the package and opened it.
Quinn hefted the package in his hands.
The package’s outer covering was damaged.
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Возможные однокоренные слова
packaged — завернутый
packager — упаковщик, составитель программы
packaging — упаковка, фасовочный
repackage — сменить упаковку, товара, придать более привлекательный облик, выбирать
Формы слова
verb
I/you/we/they: package
he/she/it: packages
ing ф. (present participle): packaging
2-я ф. (past tense): packaged
3-я ф. (past participle): packaged
noun
ед. ч.(singular): package
мн. ч.(plural): packages
What do we mean by package?
A wrapped or boxed object; a parcel. noun
A container or wrapping in which something is stored, transported, or sold. noun
A commodity, such as food, contained in a package and sold as a unit. noun
A combination of items considered, offered, or sold as a unit. noun
A man’s genitals. noun
To place into a package or make a package of. transitive verb
To present or publicize in a certain way. transitive verb
To consider, offer, or sell as a unit. transitive verb
A box, basket, or other receptacle in which perishable articles of food are packed for transportation. See the extract. noun
A bundle or parcel; a quantity pressed or packed together: as, a package of cloth. noun
A unit of freight or luggage; an article of transportation, as a box or a bundle. noun
A charge made for packing goods. noun
A duty formerly charged in the port of London on goods imported or exported by aliens, or by denizens who were sons of aliens. noun
Act or process of packing. noun
A bundle made up for transportation; a packet; a bale; a parcel. noun
A charge made for packing goods. noun
A duty formerly charged in the port of London on goods imported or exported by aliens, or by denizens who were the sons of aliens. noun
Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope. noun
Something which consists of various components, such as a piece of computer software. noun
The art of packing something. noun
Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope.
Something which consists of various components, such as a piece of computer software.
A piece of software which has been prepared in such a way that it can be installed with a package manager.
The act of packing something.
Something resembling a package.
A package holiday.
A football formation.
The male genitalia.
A charge made for packing goods.
A group of related stories spread over several pages.
Male genitalia (penis and scrotum together), often associated with large size. Urban Dictionary
The outline or bulge of the male genetial as visualized on one wearing tight blue jeans. Urban Dictionary
That part of a man’s genitalia (scrotum and penis), the volume of which is visible, as a «bulge,» through his blue jeans or whatever other pants he may be wearing. when a gay man is «cruising» another gay man, the «package» is one of the first things checked out. the larger the package, the more promising the «potential outcome.» Urban Dictionary
The primary male member. Usually associated with size.
aka unit , junk Urban Dictionary
AIDS — derived from prison slang: the complete package. Urban Dictionary
Bulge, down the right side of a man’s leg wearing tight jeans (usually Wranglers). Most often seen at a rodeo or at a bar. Urban Dictionary
A gram of cocaine; a small bag of blast Urban Dictionary
Male groin area… Urban Dictionary
Girl wit body booty boobs and brain Urban Dictionary
A person who carries many diseases at once like AIDS, herpes, or crabs to name a few. Urban Dictionary